G2 Esports has signed Ukrainian AWPer Artem “r1nkle” Moroz, filling the roster spot left by Álvaro “SunPayus” García, who was benched on the same day. The move, finalized on June 25, gives the 21-year-old a fast track back to elite competition after spending barely two months on the sideline.
NiP benched r1nkle on April 15 after the team failed to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major. Now he’s slotting into a top-9 squad.
From the bench to the big stage
r1nkle’s journey to G2 follows a turbulent stretch with Ninjas in Pyjamas. He initially joined NiP in April 2025 and signed a contract extension just a month later, in May 2025. Then the IEM Cologne Major qualification campaign went sideways, and by mid-April 2026, r1nkle found himself watching from the bench.
Why SunPayus didn’t work out
